This meeting of the Commission took place on January 26, 2017, and covers challenges and solutions for agrodefense. See here for more information on this event.
Congressional Perspective
- The Honorable Roger Marshall, United States Representative, Kansas
Panel One – Prevention and Deterrence
- Stephen Higgs, PhD, Associate Vice President for Research and Director, Biosecurity Research Institute
- Amy Kircher, DrPH, Director, Food Protection and Defense Institute, University of Minnesota
- Gerald W. Parker, Jr., DVM, PhD, Vice President, Public Health Preparedness and Response, and Interim Director, Institute for Animal Infectious Diseases Defense, Texas A&M University
- Steve Parker, MBA, MSCM, Head, North America Veterinary Public Health, Merial
Panel Two – Surveillance and Detection
- Tammy R. Beckham, DVM, PhD, Dean, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kansas State University
- Ali S. Khan, MD, MPH, Dean, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center
- Kelly F. Lechtenberg, DVM, PhD, President, Midwest Veterinary Services/Central States Research Center/Veterinary and Biomedical Research Center
Panel Three – Preparedness, Response, Recovery & Mitigation
- Jackie McClaskey, PhD, Secretary, Kansas Department of Agriculture
- D. Charles Hunt, MPH, State Epidemiologist and Director, Bureau of Epidemiology and Public Health Informatics, Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- Curt J. Mann, DVM, Chief Executive, Empryse Group